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1944 United States Senate election in Maryland 
Summary
The 1944 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Millard Tydings was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Republican Blanchard Randall Jr.
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 County results Randall: 50–60% 60–70% Tydings: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Charles Baden
- Willis R. Jones
- Vincent F. Long
- Stephen Peddicord, candidate for governor in 1942
- Millard Tydings, incumbent senator since 1927
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Millard Tydings (inc.) | 82,304 | 78.67% | |
| Democratic | Willis R. Jones | 16,921 | 16.17% | |
| Democratic | Charles Baden | 2,633 | 2.52% | |
| Democratic | Stephen Peddicord | 1,519 | 1.45% | |
| Democratic | Vincent F. Long | 1,245 | 1.19% | |
| Total votes | 260,310 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Rives Matthews
- Blanchard Randall Jr., philanthropist[3]
- Paul Robertson
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blanchard Randall Jr. | 13,573 | 49.91% | |
| Republican | Paul Robertson | 9,711 | 35.71% | |
| Republican | Rives Matthews | 3,909 | 14.38% | |
| Total votes | 27,193 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Millard Tydings (inc.) | 344,725 | 61.73% | |
| Republican | Blanchard Randall Jr. | 213,705 | 38.27% | |
| Total votes | 558,430 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county edit
| County | Millard E. Tydings
Democratic |
Blanchard Randall
Republican |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 14487 | 49.74% | 14636 | 50.26% | -149 | -0.51% | 29123 |
| Anne Arundel | 12292 | 61.03% | 7850 | 38.97% | 4442 | 22.05% | 20142 |
| Baltimore (City) | 156004 | 64.94% | 84206 | 35.06% | 71798 | 29.89% | 240210 |
| Baltimore (County) | 35314 | 60.68% | 22883 | 39.32% | 12431 | 21.36% | 58197 |
| Calvert | 1911 | 53.71% | 1647 | 46.29% | 264 | 7.42% | 3558 |
| Caroline | 3093 | 59.86% | 2074 | 40.14% | 1019 | 19.72% | 5167 |
| Carroll | 5942 | 46.07% | 6955 | 53.93% | -1013 | -7.85% | 12897 |
| Cecil | 5651 | 70.13% | 2407 | 29.87% | 3244 | 40.26% | 8058 |
| Charles | 2368 | 54.76% | 1956 | 45.24% | 412 | 9.53% | 4324 |
| Dorchester | 5428 | 64.13% | 3036 | 35.87% | 2392 | 28.26% | 8464 |
| Frederick | 10227 | 53.37% | 8937 | 46.63% | 1290 | 6.73% | 19164 |
| Garrett | 2211 | 38.82% | 3484 | 61.18% | -1273 | -22.35% | 5695 |
| Harford | 7529 | 66.78% | 3746 | 33.22% | 3783 | 33.55% | 11275 |
| Howard | 3909 | 62.13% | 2383 | 37.87% | 1526 | 24.25% | 6292 |
| Kent | 3047 | 65.82% | 1582 | 34.18% | 1465 | 31.65% | 4629 |
| Montgomery | 21572 | 62.51% | 12938 | 37.49% | 8634 | 25.02% | 34510 |
| Prince George's | 18468 | 69.09% | 8263 | 30.91% | 10205 | 38.18% | 26731 |
| Queen Anne's | 3516 | 70.29% | 1486 | 29.71% | 2030 | 40.58% | 5002 |
| St. Mary's | 2553 | 61.25% | 1615 | 38.75% | 938 | 22.50% | 4168 |
| Somerset | 3541 | 54.54% | 2951 | 45.46% | 590 | 9.09% | 6492 |
| Talbot | 3871 | 61.07% | 2468 | 38.93% | 1403 | 22.13% | 6339 |
| Washington | 11851 | 52.97% | 10523 | 47.03% | 1328 | 5.94% | 22374 |
| Wicomico | 3460 | 64.77% | 1882 | 35.23% | 1578 | 29.54% | 5342 |
| Worcester | 6480 | 63.05% | 3797 | 36.95% | 2683 | 26.11% | 10277 |
| Total | 344725 | 61.73% | 213705 | 38.27% | 131020 | 23.46% | 558430 |
Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0161, Page 0206 - Maryland Manual, 1945-46". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 206. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - D Primary Race - May 01, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Blanchard Randall , MSA SC 3520-13452".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - R Primary Race - May 01, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0161, Page 0196 - Maryland Manual, 1945-46". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 196. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "1944 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 13, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2023.